Wal*Mike's to Denali

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On our way out of Trapper Creek we stopped in at Wal*Mike's. If he doesn't have it, you don't need it. He has everything from antacid to zipper oil. A fun place to look around, some antiques, some hardware, tires, t-shirts, antlers, wood stoves, a few souvenirs, and tons of junk.

We stopped at a couple of overlooks to get another glimpse of Mt. McKinley, but the clouds had the top totally covered. We could see some of the other mountains in the Alaska Range, but Denali stayed hidden. We ran into a little rain here and there, but not much.

We found a campground north of the Denali NP and set up campers and ate lunch before going back to the park. We visited the Wilderness Access Center, where we got tickets to ride the shuttle bus to Wonder Lake tomorrow morning, an estimated 11 hour ride round trip. We went to the Visitor Center, the bookstore, and the Murie Science and Learning Center before driving out the 15 miles to Savage River. That's as far as you're allowed to drive into the park, you have to take the buses to go into the interior. It's really a beautiful park with mountains, streams, rivers and trees. There is supposed to be a lot of wildlife, but so far we've only seen seagulls, ravens and a beaver. Tomorrow should be better, it's supposed to be cloudy, so unless the clouds clear, we may not see the top of the mountain, but cloudy is good for spotting wildlife. We'll let you know. More tomorrow...

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Photos

At Wal*Mike's
Trapper Creek, AK

Wal*Mike's
Trapper Creek, this is just one of his buildings

Mt. Foraker
17,400'

Mt. McKinley
clouds blocking top

Bridge at Hurricane Gulch
along Parks Hwy

Comments

[big sis]

Love the picture of you, Charlie, woohoo!!!! Wal-Mikes....looks like a great place to shop, too!!!! And the mtns are gorgeous!